Recycling Market Development Zone

Overview

Is your company part of the solution? Using recycled materials to make new products is on the solution side of the solution/problem equation. If the answer is ‘yes’, then your company may be eligible for some great perks. For instance, the Recycling Market Development Zone Loan Program offers low interest rates to eligible borrowers located within a zone. See the map below to view the Contra Costa County RMDZ boundaries.

There are many other resources available to companies who make recycled content products and reduce waste in manufacturing. The Contra Costa County RMDZ developed this website to assist businesses who utilize recycled materials in their processes.

Contra Costa Recycling Market Development Zone Targeted MaterialsEligible materials include but are not limited to:

Paper

Glass

Plastics

Tires

Textiles

Green waste (yard debris)

Electronics waste (anything with a cord)Wood

Construction and demolition debris, including:

Wallboard (gypsum)

Carpet and padding

Roofing materials

Porcelain (tubs, sinks, toilets)

Contra Costa Recycling Market Development Zone Map

The Contra Costa County Recycling Market Development Zone follows the Industrial Shoreline of the County (green areas on the above map). Starting in the City of El Cerrito the zone heads north, following the shorelines of the San Francisco and San Pablo Bays, encompassing the cities of Richmond, San Pablo, Pinole, and Hercules. At the Carquinez Straits, the zone then heads East including the cities of Martinez, Concord, Pittsburg, Antioch, Oakley and Brentwood going up into the Sacramento Delta waterways. All unincorporated areas and communities in-between these cities are also part of the Contra Costa RMDZ (such as El Sobrante, Rodeo, Crockett, Port Costa, Pacheco, Bay Point and Byron).